3 killed, 4 injured in West Texas auto collision

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Three people have been killed and four others injured in a West Texas collision involving two vehicles, one of which was packed with as many as nine men.

The Odessa American reports (http://bit.ly/10b20SR ) the accident occurred about 7:15 a.m. Tuesday. One vehicle is owned by a company called Asbestos Removal Inc. and the second by Sanjel Corp., which provides oilfield and other services.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene and third died later at an Odessa hospital. The conditions of the injured were not immediately known.

The American says the Sanjel van had the nine men inside. Those killed and injured in the wreck were all in the van.